When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jack Ellis Fitting fresh bass strings can be a real treat: you realize what your bass ...

Over the last decade or so, the seven-string guitar has gone from being a rarity to a standard tool within many genres. More recently, the desire to extend the guitar's range further has become common ...

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...

I do play the bass and the guitar but I’m only a casual musician. When I play, it’s for my own entertainment, and occasionally I will play in my church when needed. I own a few tuners and my favorite ...